Four more held over stabbing murder

Four more suspects have been arrested by police hunting the killers of 15-year-old Adam Regis in east London on Saturday, Scotland Yard said.

Adam, 15, the nephew of Olympic sprinter John Regis, was found fatally wounded on Saturday night near West Ham United's football ground in Upton Park, east London.

Police said all four men are aged in their late teens or early 20s. Three were arrested in Stamford Road, E6. The fourth was arrested at an address in Forest Gate.

A post mortem examination found Adam died of a single stab wound to the chest. It was the latest in a spate of killings of young people in London.

Officers have now arrested eight youths in connection with the investigation into his brutal murder.

A 17-year-old youth was released on police bail on Wednesday morning, pending further inquiries. Three further men, aged between 19 and 22, arrested at an address in Beckton have been released with no further action.

Police renewed their appeal for information about the attack which took place as Adam walked home in Plaistow, east London, after a night at the cinema.

He was found at the junction of Boundary Road and Kingsland Rd, E13, at about 9.30pm and later died at Newham General Hospital.

Police have asked anyone who saw Adam, who they described as tall and quite distinctive, to come forward.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said officers are investigating whether anything may have taken place earlier in the evening to provoke the attack.